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DIETHYLENEGLYCOL DIMETHYLETHER

CAS
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EC
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Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

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Note tendency
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Descriptors
colorlessviscous

Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether (diglyme) is a nearly odorless polar solvent with a faint ethereal, slightly sweet smell. It functions as a carrier rather than a fragrance material and contributes essentially nothing to a finished accord.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
1 / 10
Tenacity
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Volatility
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chemicals · No. 903

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 370.

colorlessviscous
MW
134.18
BP
161°C
MP
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Sp.Gr.
0.95
Refractive n
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Rotation
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Appearance

Colorless, slightly viscous liquid.

Solubility

Miscible with water and alcohols. Soluble in most oils, poorly in mineral oil and many other hydrocarbons.

Odor

This chemical serves mostly as a solvent for perfume materials, but it is not quite odorless and therefore not as desirable as Diethyl phthalate.

Flavor

NOT to be used in flavors (comparatively toxic).

Uses in perfumery

This chemical serves mostly as a solvent for perfume materials, but it is not quite odorless and therefore not as desirable as Diethyl phthalate.

Identity
Aliases · 4
Diethyleneglycol monomethyletherDiglyme™Dimethyl carbitolMethyl Carbitol
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